AnAge entry for Leptailurus serval

Classification (HAGRID: 02470)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Leptailurus
Species	Leptailurus serval
Common name	Serval
Synonyms	Felis serval
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity	22.4 years (captivity)
Source	ref. 671
Sample size	large
Data quality	high
Observations	Although it has been estimated that these animals live up to 23 years in the wild [0542], record longevity in captivity is 22.4 years [0671].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	821 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation	70 days
Weaning	128 days
Litter size	2.5 (viviparous)
Litters per year	2.5
Inter-litter interval	176 days
Weight at birth	263 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	13,350 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	107 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	Not yet available
Basal metabolic rate	1.4400 W
Body mass	1012.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.001423 W/g
References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World [0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology [0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data [0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 552766
Animal Diversity Web	ADW account
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